Antique Lesghi Rug

19th century

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

Words cannot describe how stunning this little rare Lesghi rug is, you need to see it up close to fully appreciate the colours and quality of wool on display! It has a thick soft wool pile, full of early aubergine dyes, yellows, deep reds, greens and blues. An absolute stunning Caucasian rug! Their is corrosion to the brown/black background, which adds character and gives the pile an embossed look and feel.

We love the large and bold ivory border with the Kufic design, or more often know as the 'Crab' border, which is actually a crude rosette with four crudely drawn leaves. We love the crab design though. Lesghi are famous for their bold star design in the centre, which these lovely rug has. Lesghi rugs come from the Kuba region in the north of the Caucasus and more often are woven with rich reds and vivid indigo blues.

A rare highly collectable, almost perfect pile and condition antique Lesghi rug. Please contact us to view it at home or at our showroom soon.

Physical Dimensions

Height

140cm (55.12")

Width

92cm (36.22")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA832903

Dealers Internal Reference

9887

Dealers Notes

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.

Description

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An absolute stunning Caucasian rug! Their is corrosion to the brown/black background, which adds character and gives the pile an embossed look and feel.

Farnham Antique Carpets

fig 1. Antique Lesghi rug — fig 1. Antique Lesghi Rug

We love the large and bold ivory border with the Kufic design, or more often know as the 'Crab' border, which is actually a crude rosette with four crudely drawn leaves. We love the crab design though. Lesghi are famous for their bold star design in the centre, which these lovely rug has. Lesghi rugs come from the Kuba region in the north of the Caucasus and more often are woven with rich reds and vivid indigo blues.

A rare highly collectable, almost perfect pile and condition antique Lesghi rug. Please contact us to view it at home or at our showroom soon.